Area storm causes bizarre tree damage

Powerful storms in the Wilton-Durant area June 30 caused several trees to shed limbs, perhaps none more violently than in Tom Zeleny's backyard in Wilton. Two big branches were ripped out of his tree during a windstorm, then speared into the ground right underneath the tree. Tom is shown above the morning of July 1, standing beneath the tree and between the limbs.

Teresa Benischek

Circulation/Office Manager/Writer

Teresa joined the Wilton-Durant Advocate News in August 2019 as an Office Manager. Teresa handles day-to-day office-related duties and assists with ads, press releases and other duties. Readers may also see Teresa out and about in our communities taking photos and reporting on local and special events. Teresa recently retired from the federal government after 35 years of service. She resides in Durant. She has two adult sons, Luke and Jake, both of which are Durant High School graduates.